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Rapid Serologic Test for Diagnosis of Yaws in Patients with Suspicious Skin Ulcers

Authors :
Clara Suñer
Lucy N. John
Wendy Houinei
Maria Ubals
Dan Ouchi
Andrea Alemany
Cristina Galván-Casas
Michael Marks
Oriol Mitjà
Martí Vall-Mayans
Camila G. Beiras
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 8, Pp 1682-1684 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023.

Abstract

The Chembio DPP (Dual Path Platform) Syphilis Screen & Confirm kit (https://chembio.com) is a rapid serologic test that can be used to diagnose yaws. We evaluated its capacity to detect patients with ulcers that tested PCR positive for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. DPP detected 84% of ulcers that were positive by PCR.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
29
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1c08a2af77e34184ae69c89593b2cf8e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2908.230608